Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She very much looks the part of a Sage. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the west to a Sage, Gurdis learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3 Thunderstones.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Jeweler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Jeweler work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Jeweler.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Courier but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 30 pp.